Investigation revealed that the suspect, who
is employed through Interim Health Services in Winter Haven, had started
buying groceries and paying bills for a 60-year-old Lakeland home patient
in her care. The victim suffers from a debilitating disease, and was
receiving medical assistance at home through the health services agency.

During the months of September-October, the
suspect wrote unauthorized checks in excess of amounts owed for the
victim's bills, and then kept the extra cash. The suspect wrote a
total of $830 in unauthorized checks, keeping an undetermined amount of
cash for herself.

The suspect was arrested and booked
into the Polk County Jail. The investigation is continuing.